'''St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)''' is one of three institutions of professional theological education in the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. The other two schools are [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]] and [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)]].

'''St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)''' is one of three institutions of professional theological education in the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. The other two schools are [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]] and [[St. Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kodiak, Alaska)]].

==Degree programs==

==Degree programs==

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Along with [[priest]]ly vocation, St. Vladimir's also provides education for other church leaders, such as choir directors and religious educators. Along with the Master of Divinity program (M.Div.), the seminary also offers the Master of Arts in Theology (M.A.), the Master of Theology (M.Th.), and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.).

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Along with [[priest]]ly vocation, St. Vladimir's also provides education for other church leaders, such as choir directors and religious educators. Along with the Master of Divinity program (M.Div.), the seminary also offers the Master of Arts in Theology (M.A.) and the Master of Theology (Th.M.).

==History and influence==

==History and influence==

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==Criticism==

==Criticism==

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Especially in recent years, St. Vladimir's has been the subject of criticism regarding its approach to teaching Orthodox theology and praxis. Critics usually cite adherence by faculty to modern Protestant historical-critical methods of Biblical [[exegesis]] and study of history rather than traditional [[Church Fathers|patristic]] [[hermeneutics|interpretive methods]].

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Especially in recent years, St. Vladimir's has been the subject of criticism regarding its approach to teaching Orthodox theology and praxis. Critics usually cite adherence by faculty to modern historical-critical methods of Biblical [[exegesis]] and study of history rather than traditional [[Church Fathers|patristic]] [[hermeneutics|interpretive methods]].

==Library and publishing==

==Library and publishing==

St. Vladimir's library is one of the largest Eastern Christian resources in North America. The seminary also houses a large publishing house, SVS Press. It publishes a quarterly theological journal, ''St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly''.

St. Vladimir's library is one of the largest Eastern Christian resources in North America. The seminary also houses a large publishing house, SVS Press. It publishes a quarterly theological journal, ''St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly''.

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Degree programs

Along with priestly vocation, St. Vladimir's also provides education for other church leaders, such as choir directors and religious educators. Along with the Master of Divinity program (M.Div.), the seminary also offers the Master of Arts in Theology (M.A.) and the Master of Theology (Th.M.).

Criticism

Especially in recent years, St. Vladimir's has been the subject of criticism regarding its approach to teaching Orthodox theology and praxis. Critics usually cite adherence by faculty to modern historical-critical methods of Biblical exegesis and study of history rather than traditional patristicinterpretive methods.

Library and publishing

St. Vladimir's library is one of the largest Eastern Christian resources in North America. The seminary also houses a large publishing house, SVS Press. It publishes a quarterly theological journal, St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly.